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G. LEPAGE.

LOOM TEMPLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1919.

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LOOM TEMPLE.

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Be it known "that I, Gamma Lumen, a citizen of the United States; residing at Tiverton, county of Newport," State of Itho'de Island,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. Loom-Temples, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in loom'temples andparticularly to a" repair attachment for prolonging the life of a. worn orbroken temple bye supplementary guiding of the sliding shankoutside of thecase f The temple casings ordinarily"supplied by the loom manufacturers seelnnniversally to be made of such inferior metal and workmanship that they very rapidly wearout or break and require replacement. The occurrence is such a frequent oneiirthemills that usually a supply of casingsis kept on hand so that replacementmay be made as soon as a break-down occurs.

My present improvement follows the principles of my previous Patent No. 1,263,- 686, in which I positively guide the shank as distinguished from the mere steadying of the shank on one side to prevent it from tipping. It will be understood that merely adjustably pressing the slide bar against the old worn bearing in the temple casing affords no permanent relief, but simply tends to complete the wearing away of the bearing and the final breakingof the temple casing itself. 7

My present invention following that in my prior patent, depends'upon the conception of a complete and independentguide for the slide bar outside of the temple casing, as distinguished from those constructions in which adjustable pressers force the slide against the already worn bearing in the casing.

This I accomplish by a guide embracing the shank on three sides in such a manner that it is snugly sustained in proper alinement to the casing and maintained in thatposition even though the forward end of V the casing be broken away as so frequently happens. worn bearing in the casing from further wear and eventual ruin, by transferring to my shank-embracing guide itself the supporting and guiding function for the forward end of the slide-bar, but obviate the necessity for any adjustment, as has been I thus not only relieve the old Spec on i it Patented Dec;9, 1919. Application means- 7, 1 9-19: Serial in; 295,451.

contemplated with the devices of others, in which the presser forced the slide bar again st the wornbearing and had to be adjusted as the bearing continued to wear away. My device may be applied to temples that have been worn, thus avoiding expensive replace ment, andmaterially prolongs the life of a temple by ta king upon itself the full wear "of the shank. V

'The structure and arrangement of my guide willbe more fully described 111 the specification which follows. For the purposes of'lllustration I have shown in the accompanyln'g drawn gs two forms of my 111- venues adapted to standard temples now used. 1 Throughout the specification and 1draw ngs hke reference characters are correspondingly employed. In the drawings:

' f Figures 1 and 2 show side and plan views,

respectively,- of a temple equipped with my guide.-

respectively, of a modified form of temple and the form of guide used thereon.

Fig. 7 is an end view thereof, and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of my guide.

I have indicated at S throughout the several figures of the drawings, the spring tensioned sliding shank of a loom temple of usual construction, and at C the casing in which the shank slides.

In Figs. 1 to t inclusive, I illustrate a form of shank embracing guide orwear shoe of any suitable material, and which I have found highly satisfactory in use as affording a maximum guiding and sustaining surface for the shank designed to relieve the shank bearing in the casing of all Wear from any face of the sliding shank by spacing the shank from the casing walls and by guiding and preventing lateral shifting movement of the shank.

The guide shown in these figures consists of a member preferably of'one-piece construction, providing a relatively flat attaching surface lyadapted to be secured to the bottom of the casing C, a wear surface 2 rising from said-surface l, and over which the shank slides and by which it is spaced from the bottom wall of the case, and a pair of upright guiding surfaces}, one on either side of said wear surface 2, and adapted to embrace the vertical lateral faces of the shank, to guide it in its movement and to prevent late al shifting thereof. The shoe may be suitably strengthened as by one or more ribs 4:. The surfaces 2 and 3 provide a way through which the shank slides in move ment defined and wear received relation, and by reason of this construction, vI avoid the necessity of providing an adjustment for the guide, as is necessary when theguide simply presses the shank closely to the worn bear- 111g;. V, i

In Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive, I illustrate a modification designed for use with a temple case of older type in which the shank S has its greater dimension transversely (viewing the shank in plan as shown'in Fig. 6.) In

these figures, the surface 2 takes the wear of one of the lateral faces of the shank and the fur-cations 3 embrace the top and bottom faces of the shank. In both forms, the bifurcated construction provides a guide emb 'acing the shankon three sides-and not only spacing the shank from contact with the walls of the casing C, but positively defining and guiding the shank in its movements and preventing all tendency of it to shiit laterally (Figs. 1 to i) or vertically (Figsa5 to 8.). i

Various other modifications in the form and construction of my device may obviously be resorted to, all without departing from the spiritof my invention if Within the limits of the appended claims.

.l/Vhat I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with the sliding shank of a loom temple and its case, a member secured to said case beyond the end thereof and engaging said shank on three sides thereof. 7 p

2. A guide and support for the sliding shank of a loom temple, comprising a member mounted beyond the end of the casing in which the shank slides and having a way alined with theguides ofthe loom temple and supporting said sllde 1n alinement therewith.

8. A guide. and support for the sliding shank of a loom temple, comprising a shoe mounted beyond theend of the case in which the shank slides and bifurcated to provide 

